Chapter 362

Chapter 362: I Gave You a Chance and You Still Failed
Before Yu Zhao could step out and state her view, Long Fei Fei could not wait and jumped out to give her opinion.

She still held a grudge about the Three Heroes of the Shao Clan hunting her down.

Shao Yi Man glared fiercely at Long Fei Fei, then pulled back her gaze. Seeing that Yu Zhao still had no reaction, she raised the stakes and said: “Our Shao Clan can also give up chasing Long Fei Fei.”

From what she had observed during this time, Shao Yi Man was sure that Yu Zhao calling Long Fei Fei a prisoner and such were just empty words. Yu Zhao was clearly leaning toward Long Fei Fei.

So Shao Yi Man was trying to use Long Fei Fei to win Yu Zhao over.

She did not know that her words only offended Long Fei Fei again.

Long Fei Fei was so angry that her willow brows stood straight up. She shouted: “Shao Yi Man, this is between This Young Miss and your Shao Clan. What does it have to do with Yu Zhao? How dare you use me and Yu Zhao to bargain!”

Shao Yi Man had only held back from settling things with Long Fei Fei for Yu Zhao’s sake. Deep down, she looked down on Long Fei Fei.

She had not argued with Long Fei Fei, yet Long Fei Fei was still pushing her luck, so she also got angry and snapped: “Long Fei Fei! I have put up with you…”

Yu Zhao cut her off and said: “Enough!”

The Three Siblings of the Shao Family clenched their fists at the same time.

Yu Zhao’s bias was far too obvious.

They had already prepared for the worst, but then they heard Yu Zhao say: “We found the Ancient Pagoda together. Everyone has a share. Do as you like.”

The Three Heroes of the Shao Clan were stunned.

Had they heard wrong?

Yu Zhao actually was not planning to stop them?

Shao Yi Man reacted the fastest. She gratefully cupped her hands to Yu Zhao, then pushed Shao Yi Ming forward, signaling him wildly with her eyes.

Shao Yi Ming understood. He strode forward and pressed his hand onto the stone door.

This time, the stone door did not push him back.

Wild joy surged in Shao Yi Ming’s eyes.

He took a deep breath, then put strength into his palm. The stone door moved back, and arrogant, domineering Sword Intent poured crazily out of the crack.

He shouted in his heart, his mind full of wild images: [It is Sword Intent! It is exactly the same as the Sword Intent on the boulder! I was chosen by Xuan Yuan the Undefeated!]

Seeing that Shao Yi Ming seemed too thrilled to move, Shao Yi Man urged him: “Second, hurry and go in!” She even looked back over her shoulder, afraid Ji Han Zhou would suddenly appear.

Shao Yi Ming came back to himself, gave Shao Yi Man and Shao Yi Chuan an excited smile, then flashed through the stone door.

After his figure disappeared, the stone door closed. Sword Intent still lingered in the air, not yet gone.

Shao Yi Man still knew to hide her feelings, but Shao Yi Chuan grinned from ear to ear, his face glowing red and his chin raised a bit higher.

Si Tu Jian Nan shook his head. He felt it was a pity for Ji Han Zhou.

Just from the fact that Ji Han Zhou was still standing there comprehending the Sword Intent, he could see that Ji Han Zhou’s understanding was sharper than Shao Yi Ming’s. Yet that sharp mind had held him back.

Maybe that was just fate.

Long Fei Fei puffed up her cheeks and turned her head away, refusing to look at Yu Zhao.

She was afraid that if she saw Yu Zhao, she would not be able to hold back her temper.

In her heart she fumed: [Why did Yu Zhao let the Shao Clan go first? Is she not supposed to be smart? Does she not know you have to strike first? This is a legacy, not some sword manual you can find on the street. She just gave it away for nothing. It makes me so mad!]

Yu Zhao took in everyone’s expressions and softly asked Bu Yan: “Monk Bu Yan, do you also think I should have stopped Shao Yi Ming?”

Bu Yan smiled and shook his head, saying: “Everything in this world gathers when fate begins and scatters when fate ends. Those who are fated will naturally get it. Those who are not should not force it.”

Yu Zhao nodded with a smile.

What Bu Yan said was exactly what she was thinking.

She believed that Xuan Yuan the Undefeated would not pick a disciple based only on who went first. The fact that Shao Yi Ming could enter the stone door did not mean he would really pass the selection.

Besides, no one had said there was only one legacy. If both of them reached the standard, maybe the two of them could even become fellow disciples and martial brothers.

On the third day after Shao Yi Ming entered the stone door, Ji Han Zhou finally finished his comprehension and rushed over to join the others.

When Long Fei Fei saw him, she curled her lips in a strange tone and said: “You came so late. Even when you were given a chance, you still could not use it.”

Ji Han Zhou was completely lost. Was Long Fei Fei talking to him?

Long Fei Fei stamped her foot, complaining: “How can you be so dumb? Do you know that while you were comprehending, Shao Yi Ming already opened the stone door first and got Xuan Yuan the Undefeated’s legacy? You are too late!”

Long Fei Fei stomped her foot again, angry that he was such a disappointment.

Ji Han Zhou swept his gaze around the area. Together with Long Fei Fei’s words, he quickly guessed what had happened.

He gave a proud smile and said: “The fact that he went in first does not mean anything. If Senior Xuan Yuan does not choose me, that is his loss. I have no need to blame myself.”

Long Fei Fei, Si Tu Jian Nan, and the brother and sister of the Shao Clan all stared with wide eyes. It was hard to tell if they were admiring Ji Han Zhou’s confidence or shocked by how thick his skin was.

Ji Han Zhou walked up in front of Yu Zhao and said: “Senior Sister Yu, thank you.”

He was thanking her for being willing to believe in his ability.

Yu Zhao added: “This is also what Bu Yan means.”

Ji Han Zhou awkwardly also thanked Bu Yan, then went straight to the stone door.

Under the disappointed gazes of Shao Yi Man and Shao Yi Chuan, Ji Han Zhou easily pushed open the stone door and soon disappeared behind it.

The two people of the Shao Clan felt their hearts sink at the same time.

Clearly they also knew that, compared to Ji Han Zhou, Shao Yi Ming did not have much chance of winning.

Now they could only pray that in the short time so far, Shao Yi Ming had already gained Xuan Yuan the Undefeated’s approval and would not leave Ji Han Zhou any chance to take advantage.

After Ji Han Zhou entered the stone door, he walked along a long corridor for a long time and saw a vast, towering stone chamber at the end.

As soon as he stepped into the chamber, a man with messy hair and a filthy beard suddenly rushed at him in excitement, grabbed him in a hug and would not let go, shouting loudly: “Junior Brother! My good Junior Brother! You finally came. You made your Senior Brother wait so long for you! I can finally leave!”

Caught by the sudden attack, Ji Han Zhou instinctively wanted to fling the man off, but the man’s hands and feet were like strong ropes, binding him tightly in place so he could not move.

He shouted: “Who are you? Get off me!”

The man lifted a face that could hardly be seen clearly and said: “No! Junior Brother, you have no idea how long your Senior Brother has waited for you. I have to hug you a while longer. If not, I will think I am still dreaming.”

Ji Han Zhou could do nothing and had to endure the discomfort. At the same time, he quickly analyzed the clues in the man’s words in his heart.

[He called me Junior Brother and said he has been trapped here for many years. Does that mean he is also a successor chosen by Senior Xuan Yuan? Then why is he trapped here? Shao Yi Ming entered the stone door first, but he is not here. Did he fail the selection, or is there another set of tests?]

Ji Han Zhou had countless questions he wanted to ask the man, but the man clung to him like a leech, and his words were all mixed up.

The veins on Ji Han Zhou’s forehead twitched. He held himself back. He endured it.

After a full hour, the crazy man’s emotions finally calmed down.

He pushed aside his straw-like hair and said sincerely: “Junior Brother, let me introduce myself. My name is Lou Yu Shan. I am your…”

Ji Han Zhou cut him off and asked: “What did you say your name is?”

Ji Han Zhou’s pupils shrank.

[Lou Yu Shan?! Is this not exactly the person Yu Zhao is looking for!]